2019
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries.
Naik S, Al-Halawani M, Kreinin I, Kryger M. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Positive Airway Pressure Adherence Criteria May Limit Treatment to Many Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 245-251. PMID: 30736874, PMCID: PMC6374085, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvents/hAdherence criteriaPAP treatmentObstructive sleep apnea treatmentPositive airway pressure devicesWithholding of therapyApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaSleep apnea treatmentMedicaid Services reimbursementAdherence reportsBaseline characteristicsPAP devicesPAP adherenceAdherent participantsApnea treatmentSleep apneaNonadherent participantsAdherence dataMedicare beneficiariesAdherence patternsCMS criteriaAdherence expectationsPatientsMonths
2012
Respiratory Event Detection by a Positive Airway Pressure Device
Berry RB, Kushida CA, Kryger MH, Soto-Calderon H, Staley B, Kuna ST. Respiratory Event Detection by a Positive Airway Pressure Device. Sleep 2012, 35: 361-367. PMID: 22379242, PMCID: PMC3274337, DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaEvents/hrPositive airway pressure devicesApnea indexHypopnea indexPAP devicesRespiratory eventsSleep disorders centerPressure deviceBetter treatment efficacyRespiratory event detectionOxygen desaturationSleep apneaPAP treatmentBland-Altman analysisDisorders CenterPolysomnographyTreatment efficacyAHIInadequate treatmentManual scoringHypopnea detectionTrue negative eventsHrTreatment
2011
Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Kryger MH, Berry RB, Massie CA. Long-term use of a nasal expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) device as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2011, 7: 449-53b. PMID: 22003339, PMCID: PMC3190843, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.1304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure devicesMonths of treatmentSleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea hypopneaOpen-label extensionPositive clinical responseEvents/hLong-term adherenceSleep disorders centerEpworth Sleepiness ScaleSleep apnea hypopneaPressure deviceLong-term useAHI reductionClinical responseMonth 3Randomized studyApnea hypopneaMedian AHITrial nameClinical trialsMonths 1Disorders CenterSham trialsA Novel Nasal Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Berry RB, Kryger MH, Massie CA. A Novel Nasal Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sleep 2011, 34: 479-485. PMID: 21461326, PMCID: PMC3065258, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/34.4.479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure devicesSleep apneaSham deviceWeek 1Double-blind clinical trialSevere obstructive sleep apneaMonths of treatmentSleep disorders centerEpworth Sleepiness ScalePressure deviceSubjective daytime sleepinessNon-consecutive nightsControlled TrialsMonth 3Sham treatmentClinical trialsDaytime sleepinessITT groupDisorders CenterSleepiness ScaleAHI valuesApneaMedian percentageAHI